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The age old problem of making a robot and having it move about in any kind of sensible way continues to plague humanity Its 2023 – ChatGPT can solve complex problems, elon musk is landing rockets, the list goes on….. But I still can’t make a robot and get it to drive around indoors on…
v3 was really really close to working. The PCB arrived and I assembled it: This picture was taken towards the end of the day. There are actually three steppers attached here. The one on the bottom left is different to the rest as I ran out of the threaded rod type stepper. The stepper on…
This idea of making a small robot has been knocking around my head for the past few years. Here is the original design (v1) from a few years ago: I made a mistake when programming the “fuses” on the AVR chip which meant it was effectively bricked. For some reason I never came back to…
This is the animatronic mask made by Keith Colton for the 2019 Dublin Maker Faire. This post will document the assembly and the current electronics being used. All images can be clicked on to view the full resolution image. Mechanical Assembly: In this photo you can see the animatronic mechanism. There are three servos in…